COVID-19: 'The Bitter End' for nation's live music venues? In this Oct. 26, 2020, photo, production engineers record the band Galactic for a video stream concert, inside an empty Tipitina's music club, which the band owns, in New Orleans. Music clubs all over the nation pop culture icons like the Troubadour in West Hollywood, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, The Bitter End in New York's Greenwich Village are shuttered due to the coronavirus. And owners fear for the future of their businesses and of a musical way of life. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
In this Oct. 26, 2020, photo, Ivan Neville is seen on a camera monitor sitting in with the band Galactic, as they record for a video stream concert, inside an empty Tipitina's music club, which the band owns, in New Orleans. Music clubs all over the nation pop culture icons like the Troubadour in West Hollywood, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, The Bitter End in New York's Greenwich Village are shuttered due to the coronavirus. And owners fear for the future of their businesses and of a musical way of life. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
In this Oct. 26, 2020, photo, David Shaw, foreground, frontman for the band The Revivalists, performs with actor Harry Shearer, co-author and character in the movie "This Is Spinal Tap," as they record a video stream concert with the band Galactic, inside an empty Tipitina's music club, in New Orleans. Music clubs all over the nation pop culture icons like the Troubadour in West Hollywood, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, The Bitter End in New York's Greenwich Village are shuttered due to the coronavirus. And owners fear for the future of their businesses and of a musical way of life. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
In this Oct. 26, 2020, photo, production engineers record the band Galactic for a video stream concert, inside an empty Tipitina's music club, which the band owns, in New Orleans. Music clubs all over the nation pop culture icons like the Troubadour in West Hollywood, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, The Bitter End in New York's Greenwich Village are shuttered due to the coronavirus. And owners fear for the future of their businesses and of a musical way of life. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
In this Oct. 26, 2020, photo, an empty stairwell leading from the balcony is seen inside Tipitina's music club, closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in New Orleans. Music clubs all over the nation pop culture icons like the Troubadour in West Hollywood, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, The Bitter End in New York's Greenwich Village are shuttered. And owners fear for the future of their businesses and of a musical way of life. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
In this Oct. 26, 2020, photo, Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph performs with the band Galactic for a video stream concert, inside an empty Tipitina's music club, which the band owns, in New Orleans. Music clubs all over the nation pop culture icons like the Troubadour in West Hollywood, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, The Bitter End in New York's Greenwich Village are shuttered due to the coronavirus. And owners fear for the future of their businesses and of a musical way of life. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
In this Oct. 26, 2020, photo, production engineers give a thumbs up at the end of a song as the band Galactic records a video stream concert, inside an empty Tipitina's music club, which the band owns, in New Orleans. Music clubs all over the nation pop culture icons like the Troubadour in West Hollywood, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, The Bitter End in New York's Greenwich Village are shuttered due to the coronavirus. And owners fear for the future of their businesses and of a musical way of life. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
In this April 29, 2020, photo, pianist Josh Paxton performs a livestream concert from inside the closed and empty Maple Leaf Bar during the coronavirus pandemic in New Orleans. Music clubs all over the nation pop culture icons like the Troubadour in West Hollywood, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, The Bitter End in New York's Greenwich Village are shuttered. And owners fear for the future of their businesses and of a musical way of life. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
In this Oct. 26, 2020, photo, merchandise which would be for sale is seen inside Tipitina's music club, closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in New Orleans. Music clubs all over the nation pop culture icons like the Troubadour in West Hollywood, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, The Bitter End in New York's Greenwich Village are shuttered. And owners fear for the future of their businesses and of a musical way of life. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
In this April 29, 2020, photo, pianist Josh Paxton performs a livestream concert from inside the closed and empty Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans. Music clubs all over the nation pop culture icons like the Troubadour in West Hollywood, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, The Bitter End in New York's Greenwich Village are shuttered. And owners fear for the future of their businesses and of a musical way of life. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this Oct. 26, 2020, photo, production engineers record the band Galactic for a video stream concert, inside an empty Tipitina's music club, which the band owns, in New Orleans. Music clubs all over the nation pop culture icons like the Troubadour in West Hollywood, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, The Bitter End in New York's Greenwich Village are shuttered due to the coronavirus. And owners fear for the future of their businesses and of a musical way of life. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)